The U.S. Coast Guard is setting aside this acquisition for HUBZONE Small Business concerns. The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, the contract will be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The NAICS Code is 336611 and the SIC is 3731. The acquisition is for drydock repairs to the USCGC SAWFISH (WPB-87357), an 87 FOOT PATROL BOAT, at the contractor's facility.

The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value Request for Quotes (RFQ), on or about 10 January 2011 with quotes due on or about 31 January 2011 via the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) web page at https://fbo.gov. This requirement will be evaluated using past performance as an evaluation factor. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPS web page for the RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. FEDBIZOPS also contains an option for automatic notification service. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued.

A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings is available free of charge to contractors upon request not later than three (3) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc).

The home pier of the vessel is 100 Trumbo Point Road, Key West, FL 33040. The vessel's availability is for Forty-five (45) calendar days, starting on or about 11 May 2011. This requirement is geographically restricted to a facility within 864 nautical miles, one-way or 1,728 nautical miles, round-trip of the vessels homeport of Key West, Florida.

All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualifications procedures. For further information or questions regarding this solicitation or a copy of the CD -ROM, please contact Mr. Louis Romano at (757) 628-4651, or by e-mail to Louis.J.Romano@uscg.mil.